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V OL - LX-.-N°- 19JG2.PROSPECTS OP THE TREATY.COMMENT IN LONDON ON THE CANALCONVENTION.AMENDMENTS PREFERRED TO ITS REJECTION OUTRIGHT— COST OF UNDERGROUND TRANSIT.'"iCnio-rlirfct: 1900: By Th* N>w-T«rk Tribune. 1[BT CABLE TO TUT: TRIBrVK]London. Dec. 24. C a. m.— The announcementtnade In dispatches from "Washington that theamended Canal Treaty will he sent to Londonrepresses the ardor of the press in discussingthe new questions raised by the Senators". Thereare bo cues from the Foreign Office, bothIx>r<? Lansdowne and Lord Cranborne being inaccessible so far as London leader writers areconcerned, and the under officials not being allowed to say anything about diplomatic affairs.The controversy will not be kept up by thepress at an unseasonable time when the Ministers are taking a holiday and nobody knowswhat view they take of the vague and academicquality of the Davis amendment or the preciseeffects of the Interpolated clause supersedingthe Clayton-Rulwer Treaty or of other changesin the convention. Two inferences are safelydrawn by men in touch -with the diplomaticCircle One is that the British Government isbetter pleased with the amendment of the treatythan It would have been with the rejection ofthe convention outright, and the consequent reversion to the Ciayton-Bulwer Treaty. It cannow have the final privilege of examining theamendments and of either revising or rejectingthem, and is left in a more dignified positionthan It would have occupied if the treaty hadbeen thrown out altogether at Washington. Theother Inference is that the retention of the Suezrules in the convention will enable the American Ambassador here to confer with the Foreign Office, and possibly to effect some readjustment or compromise. The prospect of success may not be hopeful, but it is not outsidethe range of possibilities. Public opinion herehas been confused by the contradictory linestaken by the American correspondents of theLondon press, and whatever conclusion isreached by the Foreign Office will be acceptedwithout dissent. xLord Kitchener's latest dispatches should helpto allay the fears of people in this country whohave been alarmed by the incursion of the smallBoer commandoes Into Cape Colony. The British commander-in-chief does not, it is true, report that they have been defeated or drivenback, but he confidently declares it the opinioncf ids officers on the spot that the movementhas been checked, that the raiders are beingsurrounded, and that the Dutch farmers do notappear to be Ending them any material assistance. The western commando has occupiedBrltetown, thirty miles west of De Aar. andblown up a bridge south of that important railnay Junction, but the raiders who invaded thecolony from the east seem to have been quiteunsasosesfui. After occupying and subsequentlyevacuating Venterstad, they made a dash forSteymburg, which is a vital point on therailway; but. finding the strategic points adelUMteiy guarded, they took refuge on the Zoutps—hfrg range, southwest of Stormbexg Junctirn-The news of the defeat of Beyer and Delareyby French and Clements south of the Magaliesberg Is confirmed. Lord Kitchener does not sendmany details, but the fact that the Boers fledtoward Potehefstroom and -were being pursuedIs sufficient to show that if Delarey's defeat ofClements on the 13th lnst. has not been wipedout it has to a certain extent been atoned for.The engineers make a curious calculation thatthe utdergTound electric railways in London arecosting four or five times as much a mile forconstruction as the^ame system in Paris. Thisis partly because the Paris lines are at a shallower depth, and the tubes are not lined withIron.. But municipal Socialism has a great advantage over private companies in raising capita! at a low rate of interest. L N. F.CANNOT AGREE TO THE TREATY.THE TIMES" SAYS ENGLAND WILL FALL.BACK ON' THE CLATTON-BULWER CONVENTION.London. Dec. 24.— "The Times." In an editorialon President McKinley*B decision to submit theHay-Pauncefote Canal Treaty to Great Britain,reproaches him with "shifting a dangerous responsibility" on the British Government, andstye:The President must bear the responsibility forany friction that may ensue. The amendedtrf-ary ig a bargain to which we cannot agree.¦Bi to which no reasonable American who takesthe trouble to reflect upon our side of the quesan expect us to ag;When Senator Lodge announced that Americans fxpect Europe to "'keep out" of America,he forgets that England is a great North Americai. p..w<-r. and meana to remain such a Power.If the Hay-Paunoefote Treaty is not adoptedin a form aooeptable to us. we shall stand quietly upon our indubitable rights under the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, rights which cannot be affected by any action the American Senate maychoose to take.TURKEY'S PAYMENT DELAYED.GERMANY PROTESTS AGAINST THE SETTLEMENT WITH AMERICA.Constantinople. Dec. 23.— The expected Imperial ira<le authorizing the siKnature of thecontract for the construction of a cruiser for•oman Navy by the Cramp ShipbuildingCompany, together with the initial deposit of••", has not yet been Issued.. turn that the Gfrman Embassy has prote The Porte against the payment to theCramps \mtmm the amount owing to Herr Kruppfor r aval guns haa been paid.THE CZAR'S STAY IV LIT A MA.WILL NOT RETCBX TO ST. PETERSBURG UNTIL.THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY.It Petersburg. Dec. 23.— The correspondent ofThe Associated Press was informed by one ofthe Ministers of State this afternoon that Emperor Nicholas and the Ministers of Finance,War and Foreign Affairs do not expect to leaveUvadia, where the Czar is convalescing, beforeUrn middle of January*.GENOESE STRIKE AT AX BSD.Genoa, Dee. 23.— strike that was caused byth« closing by the Prefect of Police of the Bureauof Labor Unions came to an end to-day, on theannouncement that the Government had consentedto a reconstruction 'if the bureau..ALMOST WITHIN THE SHADOWof the treat hotels stands the Grand Central Station a* the New York Central, v.'hen going westyou ea-ve tim» and travel at 2 c«nn a mile on thatUn«.— Advt.JAV.Ni.fc EXPECTORANT— cures all Cold*—uy:.i. -. — jbj — Advt.MEN PROMINENT IN THE TRIBUNE'S CANVASS FOR THE MAYORALTY NOMINATION.I. A. HOPPER.BOER RAIDERS CHECKED.KITCHENER REPORTS ON SOUTH AFRICAN OPERATIONS.MOVEMENTS OF THK TWO BODIES OF INVADERS—FRENCH AND CI.KIvi-EMS FIGHTING.London, Dec. 23.— The War Office has receive!the following dispatch from Lord Kitchener,dated Pretoria, December 22:So far as it is possible for me to form anopinion from the reports of officers on the spot,I think the Boer movement Into Cape Colonyhas been checked. Of the two forces that entered the colony the eastern is still north of theZoutpansberg Range, while the one that entered west appears to have been turned in thedirection of Britstown and Prieska. Our troopsare getting around both bodies, and a specialcolumn is also being organized, which will bedispatched immediately when I know where itsservices are most wanted.The Boers have not received much assistanceIn Cape Colony, so far as my information goes.We have armed some of the colonists, who areassisting our forces. Railway and telegraphcommunication has been much interrupted bythe very bad weather.De Wet is in the neighborhood of Senekal.General Frencn, in conjunction with GeneralClements, attacked a force under Beyers southof the Magaliesberg. The Boers broke a^vay ina southwesterly direction toward Potehefstroom,and were followed by General Gordon with acolumn of French's force.Yesterday evening about five o'clock Clements'a force was engaged south of Olipnant'sNek. but I do not yet know the result.A later dispatch from Lord Kitchener, datedPretoria, December 22. says:The western column of Boers occupied Britstown and cut the railway south of De Aar Junction. The enemy is being followed up.General French has been in contact for twodays -with the commandoes of Beyers and Delarey south of the Magaliesberg. He is pursuing them. The enemy have lost considerably,and Commandant Kreuse and others have beencaptured.General Colvile engaged two separate commandoes on December 21 near Vlakfonteiri. withslight losses, the enemy retiring.London, Dec. 24.— Lord Kitchener's dispatches.breathing a confidence hardly justified by theircontents, are almost the only available newsfrom the seat of hostilities in South Africa, buttelegrams from Cape Town depict the situationin anything but roseate views.Without believing the assertion of the Transvaal agency in Brussels that six thousand Boershave invaded Cape Colony, it is quite evidentthat the invasion was a serious and well plannedaffair. In connection with this a correspondentsends an extremely interesting letter, datedBethulie. December 1, describing General DeWet and his doings. He says:De Wet has never been taken seriously enough.It is of little use to pursue him, as he fights arear guard action and gains twenty miles whilehe is being fought. He is a born military genius,whose wonderful powers have kept up this phenomenal resistance.Once he falls, the whole thing could be crushedIn a fortnight. He has every single commandounder his supervision. All his patrols andcolumns march and countermarch on his order.The forces under his command have been reduced by his strength of will to a properly organized army, moving at his word. The soonerthe British rid themselves of the idea that DeWet's forces are a mere rabble, wandering aimlessly, the sooner they will grasp the need of thedetermined effort which is necessary to capturehim.The Cape Colony Cabinet had an importantBitting yesterday (Sunday). It appears that theBoers have destroyed a railway bridge ninetyfeet long about twelve miles south of De Aarand that no Cape malls have arrived at Bloemfontein for three days.Further anxiety has beer, caused in Cape Townby the discovery- that during the last two monthspublic bodies in out of the way places haverequisitioned supplies of dynamite. The Colonial Government is now endeavoring to recoverpossession of these explosives, and is removingall stores of arms and ammunition from buspected depots.Other advices from Cape Town represent theDutch element in Cape Colony as greatly elatedover the southward progress of the Boers andas boasting that the whole district of VictoriaWest will Join the raiders. It is suspected InCape Town that the force travelling from Zoutpan's Drift is not a body of Boers, but one ofcolonials, hastening to join the invaders.The Pietermaritzburg correspondent of "TheDaily Mail" says:The Boer* are active between Johannesburgand Pretoria, exchanging shots with the Britishoutposts, and It is reported that parties of Boersare hovering around Johannesburg.OTTER'S CANADIANS HOME AC, A IN.Halifax. N. P.. Dsc. 2.T- Th.' steamer LakeChamplain, having on board Colonel Otter andSfiO Canadian troops returning from South Africa arrived this morning from Liverpool anddisembark-d bete. The order to land at StJohn X. 8., had been cancelled by the MilitiaDepartment. The time saved by the change willenable the Western men to get home for (hristmas. They started this afternoon on a specialtrain for Montreal and Toronto.THE KAISER HONORS YON BUELOW.Berlin. Dec. 23.--This a.ftf-rnoon Emperor Willlam visited the Imperial Chancellor, Count yonBillow and personally conferred upon him theinsignia of the Order of the Black Easl*.COUNT ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP.Berlin, Deo. 23. — Count Zeppelin, the aeronaut,will finn address the German Colonial Societyupon the prospects of utilizing his airship.1/ OTHER STOPPED THE MARRIAGE.Suequehanna. Perm., Dec. — At Hawleytnn lastnight, while David D. Owen and Miss Nancy D.Vaughan were being united in marriage by a localJustice of the peace, and when the ceremony wadJust half completed, the young woman's motherJumped between the couple and forbade furtherproceedings. The marriage was then declared oft*.For gentle quiet, peaceful easy sleep try Dalian- Itine's India Pale Ale. or, better yet. BaU»->Unt: - J¦ ia Surton Ale-— AUvt. .'.=,.;NEW-YOEK. MONDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1900. -TEN PAGES.-* T^Sr.YrwW. B. SIXTSOTf.P. N OOT>TSA-R».PEACE WORK AT PEKING.JOINT MEETING OF NEGOTIATORS EXPECTED TO-DAY.DEMANDS OF THE POWERS TO BE PRESENTED TO CHINA'S ENVOYS— ANANSWER PROBABLY ONTHURSDAY.Peking, Dec. 23.— Li Hung Chang, answeringan inquiry irom the foreign envoys regarding hishealth, said he believed he would be able to attend the meeting to-morrow in order to acceptwith Prince Ching the preliminary joint note.The note will be presented by the Spanish Minister, Sefior B. J. de Cologan. doyen of the Dlplpmatlc Corps, with a few words expressive of ahope of as prompt a reply as possible to a notewhich has been carefully prepared with everydesire to continue the dynasty and not to behard toward the nation, and of a further hopethat the Chinese plenipotentiaries will urgeupon Emperor Kwang Su the necessity of immediate compliance.An answer is expected about Thursday.CHINA WILL ACCEPT TERMS.London. Dec. 24.— Dr. Morrison, telegraphingto "The Times" from Peking on Saturday, saysthat official Chinese declare that China will accept all the conditions of the joint note without"losing her face."MINISTER WTT AND PEKING NOTE.HE REGARDS DEMANDS AS HARSH ANDSEVERE.Washington, Dec. 23. Diplomatic circles discussed with interest to-day the provisions of theJoint agreement which has been signed by therepresentatives of the Powers at Peking for presentation to the Chinese plenipotentiaries. Thehope is generally expressed that the latter willact. promp^y In the <-cmstdcr»H^i O f the .oteand thus pave the way for speedy negotiationsfor the settlement of the peace terms.To Mr. Wu. the Chinese Minister, the demandsmade by the Powers are a keen disappointment,and are not such, in his opinion, as should haveanimated the governments which have theultimate best interests of the Chinese Empireat heart. He regards them as harsh and severe, jbut expresses the hope that they will be dis- jcussed by both sides in an amicable and conciliatory spirit, and that the Powers eventuallywill ameliorate many objectionable features.Mr. Wu expects that, while LI Hung Changand Prince Ching are fully qualified to act inthe matter, yet the terms of the note will besent by telegraph to the Court at its presentabode, which is connected with Peking by telegraph. .ARREST Iff CUDAET CASE."DARK MAN" FOUND, BUT SHOWS CONCLUSIVELY THAT HE HAD NOTHINGTO DO WITH KIDNAPPING.Omaha. Neb., Dec. 23.— The mysterious "darkman" in the Cudahy kidnapping case was arrested this afternoon \>y the police, from thedescription given by Miss Maud Munshaw, wholives near the house in which "EJdy" Cudahywas held for ransom by his abductors. Hisname is "E<i" Johnson, and he Is a laborer inthe Cudahy packing plant, living at Twentysixth and Walnut sts. He admitted having goneout to the Grover-st. house three times for thepurpose of renting the building, which he foundalready let to the "light man" and his accomplices.Johnson was easily able to prove to thesatisfaction of the police and Mr. Cudahy. whowas called in, that he had nothing to do withthe case, and was allowed to return to his wifeand family. Chief of Police Donahue is wellpleased with the progress his men are making,saying that the arrest of Johnson narrows thecase down by eliminating one of the extraneousfeatures and centring the chief interest aboutthe "light man" who rented the house from.Mrs. Schneiderwind. In the mean time the cityis being diligently scoured for any sign of theother men described by persons living in thevicinity of the house.There is still a dark complexioned man inthe case, but he is larger "".nan Johnson andyounger. Otherwise he is much like Johnson,having a black mustache and dark hair, slightly mixed with gray. If the police have any ideawho this man is they will not admit it. So faras they know he was seen by only one person,and that is Eddie Cudahy himself. The otherbandit was the light complexioned man. withthe brown hair and long, light mustache, slightof build, and whose age is said to be somewherebetween thirty and thirty-five years.This Individual is described by three personsbesides the kidnapped boy, namely. B. K. Munshaw, James Schneiderwind and Frank Glynn.He is the man who called at the Schneiderwindhome to engage the cottage at Thirty-sixthami Grover its., who called up the Cudahymansion from Glynn's livery stable to give notice of the letter's being in the front yard. Thepolice are satisfied thai they know this man,and if he is the person they think he. Is he willprobably be In custody within the next tendays. If guilty he cannot remain at large long,thry say. . . ".E. A. Cudahy, sr., still entertains the theorythat if "Pat" Crowe was not one of the menwho kidnapped his son. he will lose no time inadvising him of this fact. Mr. Cudahy has befriended Crowe many times in the past. "Why,"paid the packer, " 'Pat' Crowe knows perfectlywell that if he had come to me a week ago andasked me for ?25 he would have got it. He hasoften expressed a sense of gratitude for what Ihave done for him, and I can hardly believe hewould turn against me in this way."IV INSANE COUNT MIBBIXQ.Stockholm, Dec. 23— The disappearance of Ll«mi|( nan . - Count BnolUkjr. Military Attache of theiish and Norwegian Legation in Berlin, iaattributed to mental derangement.TO WASHINGTON IN FIVE HOUHS.From New York, Royal Blue S-hour trains, leavsfoot of Liberty Bt. 11.30 A. M.. 1.00 P. M . and the"Royal Limited"— no excess fare— at 3:40 P. M.Other fast solid trains at S.fA 10.00 A If., 1.30. 6.00.i South K-rry 5miouick - »t uiuiiiji uiiu eafa uu Mtrvice jC. B. FATRCHILX*. J. D. CB.IMMINS.(Copyright. Rockwood, 1897.)DISTRUST HILL AS LEADER.LITTLE SUPPORT FOR HIM IN AN ANTIfLE SUPPORT FOR HIM IX ANTITAMMANY MOVEMENT HERE.Ex-Senator Hill, ex-Senator Murphy. JamesK. McGuire, chairman of the Democratic StateExecutive Committee: Frank Campbell, chairman of the j Democratic State : Committee:Elliot Danforth and a number of otherprominent Democrats were at the HoffmanHouse yesterday. They all came to town toattend the thirty-fifth anniversary celebrationat the Manhattan Club. They stayed over Sunday, and naturally gravitated together andtalked politics. Some people were inclined toplace stress upon the fact that ex-Senator Murphy, talked long and confidentially with Mr. Hill.The truth is— as politicians realize it— Mr. Murphy is no longer a factor in the party in theState. He cannot control his own organizationin Renssalaer County. He is looked upon asa figurehead put forth by Richard Croker asState leader to cover Croker's own sinister designs.John B. Stanchfield was also in the group. Itis said that he has received a faithful promiseof a renominatlon in 1902 from Richard Croker.and he seems to be trying to keep to the fore.Augustus Van Wyck was also flitting aroundwith a benign smile on his face. On the whole.it seemed to be a field day for the insurgentsand regulars, the important and the unimportantfigures in the State organization.Many people wondered what Mr. Hill was doing here, but the fact is plain to nearly everypolitician. Mr. Hill is working night and dayto bring: about a condition of affairs by which hecan attend the next Democratic National Convention as a candidate for President with hisown State delegation back of him, and. to quotea Tammany leader, he is having his "owntroubles." Hill is largely responsible for the• present and prospective scheme of an anti-Tammany organization in this county. Heknows that Croker is the great obstacle in his--path for* ptk.~**>.al piiS^prment.. • H-* has gathered around him such revolters from the Tammany organization as John C Sheehan. HenryD. Purroy. Bird S. Coler, William F. Sheehanand others, and is trying to get support for anorganization which is to be built up. He hasreceived little encouragement. Some honest,stalwart and earnest Democrats who want tosee Croker overthrown in this city have saidI bluntly that they did not want Hill as a leaderin the movement. They see clearly the selfishmotives which are actuating Mr. Hill. Some| have gone so far as to say bluntly that if Hilli and Sheehan were able to build up a cohesivej and powerful machine to fight Tammany, as soonas Tammany saw the menace and was ready tomake terms Hill and John C. Sheehan wouldsell out wholesale. One prominent Democratsaid yesterday:"Hill and Sheehan are both rank quitters.Sheehan once had Croker down, and had him absolutely beaten, and he let him up. Sheehan'sprotest yesterday morning was most laughableto those who know the facts. Why, Sheehan hagthe heart of a kitten, and Croker knows it. Whenj Sheehan won his fight in the IXth District, andretained the leadership after Croker tried todepose him, what did he do? As soon as the returns were in, and he saw that he had won, he| went into the Hoffman House and called up: Croker on the telephone and said: 'Mr. Croker.you know I have never said anything abouti you.' Croker laughed over this many times.; John C. Sheehan's brother. William F. Sheehan.! was the maddest man in the county when he; heard of the abject attitude taken by his brotherI when he had won his fight. Sheehan is a fine! man to lead an anti-Tammany fight, isn't he?"Then take Hill. He is no better. Why, if< Croker would promise Hill the delegates fromthis State in 1004. Hill would get down and! blacken his shoes. He has been pushed out into: the open two or three times to fight Croker, andhe has always quit. All Hill is after now isj delegates. That is what his visit to town atj this time is for. Hill wants to build up an anti-I Tammany organization to use as a club. Wheni it became strong enough he would employ it as a¦ means to make terms for himself. There is not| an honest Democrat that would foster or help ai movement engineered for this purpose by Hill."! There was much talk about the Manhattanj Club celebration of Saturday night in politicalI circles yesterday. It was regarded as a greati success. The politicians, however. ,v-re not) inclined to look upon it as significant. While! Hill was greeted cordially, prominent Democrats' say that the very men who greeted Hill mostkindly distrust him as a leader, and would havei nothing to do with a movement he headed toput down Croker. There seems to be no likeli: hood that the club as an organization will takeI any part in the Mayoralty campaign next year,but many of the individual members will bej aligned against Tammany by working with theCommittee of Fifteen or some other organization. It is said, however, that any organization, Mr. Hill tries to engineer will fall.¦ There has been a great deal of talk to theeffect that William C. Whitney would soon reenter politics and help to reorganize the party.To this was added the report that Grover Cleveland would come out and try to take a com, manding place in the National councils of theparty and once more become Its acknowledgedNational head. It may he said authoritativelyi that Mr. Whltnev will take no active part ini politics, for a while yet. anyhow. Just what Mr.! Cleveland will do Is unknown yet. He hasspoken freely of late, and there are Indicationsj that he may become active once more, but thosej closest to him in this city say that they have' received no intimation from him that he wantsto be supported in any movement for a reorganization of the party. The better element of Democrats and the men who want to see the partyreorganized talk in a conservative way. TheyMy it Is too early yet, and that a year or twoyears or three years may change the wholet complexion of things, so it is just as well to waiti and do nothing rash.' BROKEX SHAFT LAYS UP THE PURITAN.Fall River. Mas?.. Dec. 23.— The Fall River lineri Puritan arrived here this afternoon with a broken1 shaft. The break was discovered yesterday In New-I York, hut as It was not a bad one it was decided thatI she should make her regular trip to this city. Afterthe passengers and freight had been discharged shei proceeded to Newport, where repairs will be made.and it is unlikely that she will resume her place. upon the line before next spring. The Piiscilli*will take her place.It yr>u ar • troubled with insomnia see if Ballan. tine's India Pale Ale doesn't bring refreshing sleep.•— juivt.I* B. CRANE.ERNKST HJLRVrER.CRAZED MAN SHOOTS TWO.THOUGHT PERSONS IN STREET WEREFELLOW EMPLOYES WHO HADASSAULTED HTM.Nathan Roth, nine years old. who lives at No.ICyfi Berry-st., Brooklyn, was shot and probablymortally wounded last night by John Galletus. aboilermaker, who lives at No. 113 North Fifthst.. Brooklyn. James Kelly, twenty-seven yearsold. of No. 179 Bedford-aye.. was also shot byGalletus, but his wound is not serious. The manwho did the shooting was crazed with fear because he had been assaulted by fellow workmen.Young Roth was removed to the Eastern District Hospital The bullet entered the boy'shead under the rlgrht eye, driving the eyeballfrom its socket. Kelly was shot in the chest.Except for his thick clothing and some cards hehad in his pocket, the bullet would probablyhave proved fatal in his case.Galletus fired a third shot at another passingpedestrian, who saw the revolver and ducked hishead. The bullet went wild. Galletus then ranupstairs to his apartments, on the third floor.Patrolman Owens followed him."Give me that revolver!" shouted the policeman. Galletus went to the mantel and handedthe weapon to the policeman He was then arrested.Galletus is twenty-eight years old, a Lithuanian, and is employed in a shop in Greenpoint.He has a wife and two rhildron. He has alwaysbeen looked upon as sober and Industrious.Lately he has had trouble with fellow employes,and a week ago he was struck on the eye. OnFriday a man cut a finger off his left hand.Galletus told his wife he was afraid the menwould kill him. She advised him to tell his emplo/ers but he said he was afraid to complain.While Galletus was sitting in the kitchen of hishome last night a party of men passed thehouse, shouting.1 They're after me! they're after me!-" GalTetus yelled and grabbed the revolver. Mrs. Galletus tried to restrain her husband, but hepushed her aside and went down the steps threeax a time When he reached the stoop he shouted, TIT kill them now!" The boy Roth andKelly were passing, and the crazed man blazedaway.Galletus was locked up in the Bedford-aye.station. He could give no coherent story of theshooting, except that he had been afraid he wasabout to be killed by some of his fellow employes, who disliked him because he is a foreigner. He is believed to be suffering fromtemporary insanity.THE PENNSYLVANIA BFYSi LA\D.REPORT THAT LINE TO PHILADELPHIA ISTO BE SHORTENED AT TRENTON.Trenton. Dec 23.— The Pennsylvania RailroadCompany, through a local real estate- firm, haapurchased about thirty properties in the southern part of Trenton, and is negotiating for aboutthirty more. These properties are adjacent tothe railroad tracks where they cross the Delaware River to Morrisville.None of the railroad officials here will discussthe object of the purchases, but all the properties are within a line that would be followed bystraightening the company's tracks, and it Isunofficially said that the company's purpose isto straighten its tracks in South Trenton andbuild a new bridge across the Delaware River.This would take out an "S" curve and reducethe distance between New-York and Philadelphia about a quarter of a mile. It would alsodo away with the present necessity of fasttrains slowing up on the curve.XFTKYORKER'S SUMMER HOME BURNED.EARI/T MORNING FIRK AT BET>LE HAVEN. CONN,DOES $20,000 PAMAGEGreenwich. Conn.. Dec. 23 (Special).— The summerhome of a W. Brown, of New-York, at BelleHaven was burned at 5 o'clock this morning. Thedense fo? whi^h prevailed at the time hid theflames from the near neighbors. The alarm washrouKht to the village by a messenger in an automobile. The loss is 520.000.Mr. Brown Is a dealer in real estate, and liveswith his family at No. 40 West Seventy-nrst-stHe started for Greenwich immediately after receiving a telegram In relation to the fire. His wife anddaughter regretted exceedingly the destruction oftheir beautiful country home. Mrs. Brown saiathat nobody was living; in the house at the time ofthe fire as It was undergoing extensive alterations.The family thought that the fire was caused bysmouldering embers probably left In the house bythe workmen. , ..The coachman lived on the property, and thebarn carriage house and contents, containing anumber of valuable horses and carriages, weresaved. The bouse was insured.DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL RESIGNB.FRANK N. PARSONS OrVES CP OFTICB TO AT.TENP TO PRIVATE AFFAtRS.Albany, Dec. 23 (Special).— Frank M. Parsons, ofWeedsport. Deputy Attorney-General, has resignedthat place from a desire to attend to some privatebusiness affairs The office of First Deputy Is alsovacant. John H. Coyne, who held the place, diedlast spring, and for several months the duties ofthe office were executed by his brother, Edward B.Coyne, the County Judge of Livingston CountyJudge Coyne a week ago found it to be impossibleto continue his work, as his duties in LivingstonCounty required his entire attention, and he therefore returned to Geneseo. Attorney-General Davlesnow has two Important vacancies to fill in hisoffice.BLIZZARD IN NORTHWEST.St. Paul. Minn., Dec. S3.— This portion of the North- iwest Is experiencing the first blizzard of the present winter. The last week was extremely mildand pleasant. Early to-day, however, the windeMfted to the northwest and changed the rain tosnow In St. Paul the snowfall has been light, butthe fierce wind blew It in blinding sheets and madethings exceedingly disagreeable. The storm la general throughout the State.Omaha. Neb.. Dec. ».— Considerable snow fell allover Nebraska last night. The temperature Is not solow but a sharp wind and a fine snow heralds theapproach of winter weather. Several minor accidents have resulted from th« storm, but only oneof them was fatal.ABREAST OF THE INVENTIVE WORLDNo detail tor the safety and convenience of traveller* is overlooked in Pennsylvania Railroad trains.—Advt.PRUT, THREE CENTS.GARDINER WONT FIGHT.WILL ACCEPT THE INEVITABLE IN HIS REMOVAL.THE PRESENT STAFF WILL SERVE INTO.REQIESTED TO RESKIX-MR. PHILBIN OUTLINES HIS PLANS.Asa BJrd Gardiner made yesterday what isprobably his first rational decision sine« he became District Attorney of New-York County.Thiy was to accept the Inevitable as «rracefullyas possible and vacate the office* of the DistrictAttorney without any contest. When the newsthat Governor Roosevelt bad ousted him fromthe District Attoroeyship of the County of Mew-York first reached Mr. Gardiner, on Saturdaynight, he apparently had a more or less clearerdefined intention of resisting: the order in someway or other. To that end he called a nnullna«»f his staff for yesterday morning at the Democratic Club.After a consultation lasting some tiree themeeting broke up to seek legal advice fromthe best constitutional lawyers who could ft*found on Sunday. The staff again met their deposed chief at the same place in the afternoon.and reported that the vast preponderance oflegal opinion conceded the point that Gardinerhad no appeal from the Governor's derision andtherefore must submit. With much reluctanceMr. Gardiner came to the same conclusion, aadEUGENE A. PHILBIN.The new District Attorney of New- York County.Assistant District Attorney John F. Mclntyrewas appointed to make the announcement to th*waiting reporters.When Mr. Mclntyre did so. he was asked whatfoundation there was for the report that Gardiner's staff would walk out in a body with him.Mr. Mclntyre replied that while this action hadbeen advocated toy some. It had been so vlgor-¦ x ously opposed by others, including himself, thatIt had fallen through.M'INTYRE'S STATEMENT FOR GARDINER.So great was Mr. Gardiner's rag^ against reporters that, by his express request, none wereallowed ro enter the doors of the DemocraticClub while he was there yesterday The To-Hell-with-Reform champion holds those whopublished his remarkable utterances responsible to a far greater degree for his removal thanthe Wtd judgment which led him to utter them.It was impossible to get an interview with him.Speaking as the representative of Mr. Gardinerand the staff. Mr. Mclntyre said:Mr. Gardiner has been advised that he hulnoappeal from the Governor's decision. He has.therefore, decided to submit to it. and will make' the entry of the new District Attorney upon hisduties as easy as possible. The new occupanti of this important office will find a large numberI of important and intricate cases confrontinghim. and that is one reason why I opposed the; suggestion that we should all resign and go outJOHX PROCTOR CLARKE.Whom Governor Roosevelt has appointed to theSupreme Court to succeed the late.Justice Beelcmaa.in a body. My resignation is ready (or Mr.Phllbin the moment he calls for it. but I shallnot resign until he is quite ready to nil my place.I take this attitude because I consider that Iowe a duty to the citizens of New -York aa wellan to the retiring District Attorney, and myduty to the citizens is to see that the important> work of the District Attorney's office is not\ hampered or embarrassed any more than the)i Governor's action makes necessary. It takesabout two years to educate a staff of assistantDistrict Attorneys up to the technical work ofthe office so that all may move smoothly, aadthat education is gained at the expense of thetaxpayers. Therefore we owe it to the citizensto keep the machinery moving until such timeas the new District Attorney is ready to nameour successors.Of course, all of us feel that Colonel Gardinerhas met with great injustice, and as individualswe protest against th*» Governor* action. Oursympathies are with Colonel Gardiner. an<J w«would stand by him to the last ditch had ha notdecided to enter into no legal contest over thematter. He will spend to-morrow in gettingj TRAVELLERS BY TRADE1 Know the merits of the Pennsylvania Railroad.—Aviv I.